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#77B2B3

#77b2b3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#77b2b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.52% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 181°, with 28.3% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3902

Complementary

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #b37877

Split complementary

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #b37794
  3. #b39677

Analogous

  1. #77b396
  2. #77b2b3
  3. #7794b3

Triadic

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #b377b2
  3. #b2b377

Tetradic

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #7877b3
  3. #b37877
  4. #b2b377

Square

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #9677b3
  3. #b37877
  4. #94b377

Monochromatic

  1. #345c5d
  2. #4f8d8e
  3. #77b2b3
  4. #a8cece
  5. #d9eaea

Shades

#77b2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #6ba0a1
  3. #5f8e8f
  4. #537d7d
  5. #476b6b
  6. #3c595a
  7. #304748
  8. #243536
  9. #182424
  10. #0c1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#77b2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #85babb
  3. #92c1c2
  4. #a0c9ca
  5. #add1d1
  6. #bbd9d9
  7. #c9e0e1
  8. #d6e8e8
  9. #e4f0f0
  10. #f1f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77b2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77b2b3
  2. #78adae
  3. #79a8a9
  4. #7aa3a4
  5. #7b9e9f
  6. #7c999a
  7. #7c9494
  8. #7d8f8f
  9. #7e8a8a
  10. #7f8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97acac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaadb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa4b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99afb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91aab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ab4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77b2b3 {
  color: #77b2b3;
}
Background
.bg-77b2b3 {
  background-color: #77b2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77b2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #77b2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77b2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 28% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77b2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77b2b3, #7794b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77b2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.30 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.98 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.12 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.15 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.70 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.47 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.48 #884d4c Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#77b2b3  rgb(119, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 28%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#b37877  rgb(179, 120, 119)  hsl(1, 28%, 58%)  Old Rose
#b377b2  rgb(179, 119, 178)  hsl(301, 28%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#b2b377  rgb(178, 179, 119)  hsl(61, 28%, 58%)  Sage